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I know this is months later but I so agree with you. I actually asked my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1329114/

Discussion: Single Mastectomy: What will Recovery Time be like? How long?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 17 11:24am

Agree. If cancer cells are left they must be removed. Please consider following the advice of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/980865/

Discussion: Repeat lumpectomy? And treatment decisions. Need advice

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 15, 2023

I would think she should see an actual "breast surgeon" as well as a plastic surgeon....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1286583/

Discussion: Treatment plan questions following my wife's recent diagnosis?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 21 9:45am

I ( male ) used Aquaphor as recommended by my surgeon.

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1274149/

Discussion: What did you do to help radiation burn?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 4 12:22pm

Thank you for your advice. It sounds like radiation is brutal. I hate the thought of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1337838/

Discussion: Lumpectomy + radiation VS Mastectomy -- pros cons?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 29 1:20pm

Dr Melissa Mitchell, radiation oncologist; Dr Damodaran, medical oncologist; Dr Mark Villa, plastic surgeon, Dr Adesoye,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1010216/

Discussion: HER2 positive stage 1 or 2 diagnosis: What questions to ask?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 5, 2024

kikay @kikay First, I doubt your surgeon mess up. A surgeon goal is a balance between...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/980788/

Discussion: Repeat lumpectomy? And treatment decisions. Need advice

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 15, 2023

Wow, I am so impressed that you surgeon called you and checked up on you for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1271132/

Discussion: Lumpectomy outpatient

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 31 3:28pm

I was scared about the anesthesia too..........I can relate. But here I am and you'll be...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/211268/

Discussion: Anyone dealing with Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia (ADH)?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 16, 2019

There was no follow-up appointment after my lumpectomy. I sent a email with questions about the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1270571/

Discussion: Lumpectomy outpatient

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 31 12:31am

@catbuddy Since you had a lumpectomy I going to assume no lymph nodes were removed at...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/935926/

Discussion: Best doc to follow up on lymphedema?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 25, 2023

Thank you. Yes, I saw a plastic surgeon who said, with disdain, that I was looking...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/770934/

Discussion: Bilateral Mastectomy without Reconstruction Recovery Timeline

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 8, 2022

I am in CALIFORNIA - was done at Kaiser. Understand not all plastic surgeons do this...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1348166/

Discussion: Has anyone had surgery for lymphedema? Successful?

Support Group: Lymphedema

Posted: Jul 14 1:58pm

Thank you, I have read that same thing as well as my surgeon saying the outcomes...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1121766/

Discussion: Lumpectomy or mastectomy that is the dilema. Any insight would help.

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 11, 2024

No I was told by both my onc and surgeon that was for invasive only.

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1006867/

Discussion: DCIS do I really need an AI?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 30, 2024

Sue Ellen, how did the meeting with your surgeon go?

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/775567/

Discussion: Lobular Breast Cancer: Let's share and support each other

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 20, 2022

Perhaps your body image is the major factor at this stage. A lumpectomy will leave you...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1120449/

Discussion: Lumpectomy or mastectomy that is the dilema. Any insight would help.

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 9, 2024

I had two lumpectomies and the surgeon couldn’t get clear margins so I had to have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/887171/

Discussion: Direct to Implant and Reconstruction Same Day

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 29, 2023

My head is spinning. I am confused about how to move forward with the surgeries. My...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/761814/

Discussion: Multifocal and Multicentric Breast Cancer

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 16, 2022

I am waiting to find out when my next surgery will be. Initially, my surgeon said...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/931434/

Discussion: Can a biopsy needle turn a DCIS into invasive cancer?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 17, 2023

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